| Theme |
Atypical cases of inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed with difficulty |
| Title |
Typical clinical symptoms and typical radiological to endoscopic findings for inflammatory bowel disease |
| Author |
Yasuo Suzuki |
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University |
| [ Summary ] |
The best therapies can be provided to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) only after swift and accurate diagnosis. It is necessary to confirm typical clinical symptoms and typical radiological/endoscopic findings. We must examine those findings in terms of diagnostic criteria when patients are diagnosed as having IBD or not. However, we must take care when we analyze typical clinical symptoms and typical radiological/endoscopic findings which are not always specific to IBD. Other intestinal diseases can occasionally present similar clinical symptoms or radiological/endoscopic findings. At the time of IBD diagnosis, we must carefully rule out various other diseases which may exhibit similar clinical symptoms or radiological/endoscopic findings. |